You're trying to learn that guitar lick, BigMck? Is it finger strength or timing? Praftice those in quick flurries, maybe 4 (then 6 and 8) in a row - break - 4 more - etc, to gain strenght. Find that fire inside and attack. Concentrate on the initial hammer to begin with. I think I know what you're talking about. Maybe your strings are too high. Mine lay right on the frets so I can gently place my finger(s) down and never have to worry about fighting the instrument. If you've got a cheapo guitar, find a good tech and see if he can make the thing play easier for you. I also like low string tension. Just any way to make it easy.

One of the more underrated songs by the B-52s, IMO, despite its repetitiveness. It's just fun. None of Fred's sprechgesang. (BTW, that's one of the maybe 7 German words or phrases I know, and I think it's a good one.)

I took 4 years of French in high school and 3 in college. Even though that was eons ago, anything I try to say in German sounds like what I'd imagine as a pidgin between Cockney English and Portuguese. Nowadays, my eroded French only comes in handy when I need to decipher breaking hockey news on RDS.com.